Snow-plow.



L. SIMS.

SNOWPLOW. APPLICATION FILED JULY 17, 1912.

Patented Nov. 25, 1913.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

Witnesses Inventor Attorneys L. SIMS.

SNOW PLOW.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 17, 1912.

1,079,369, Patented Nov. 25, 1913.

2 SHEETSSHEET 2 Inventor Attorneys LAWRENCE SIMS, OF BER-RY'I'ON, KANSAS.

SNOW-PLOW.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 25, 1913.

Application filed July 17, 1912. Serial No. 709,994.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LAWRENCE SIMS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Berryton, in the county of Shawnee and .5 State of Kansas, have invented a new and useful Snow-Plow, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to snow plows, its object being to provide a device of this character designed to clear a path of any desired width, the draft animals employed for pro pelling the plow being located between the scrapers so as to have a clear path in which to travel.

Another object is to provide a snow plow which can be easily adjusted so as to produce a path of any width desired.

Another object is to provide a structure of this character which is simple in construction and can be easily manipulated.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed, can be made within the scope of what is claimed, withoutdeparting from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings the preferred form of the invention has been shown.

In said drawings :Figure 1 is a plan view of the plow. Fig. 2 is a side elevation. Fig. 3 is a section on line AB Fig. 1. Fig. 4: is a section on line CD Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the plow point.

Referring to the figures by characters of reference 1 designates a substantially V- shaped point placed on end and having a rearwardly extending central strip 2 connected thereto. A transverse rod 3 is mounted at its center within the strip 2 and journaled on the ends of this rod are disks 4 disposed in vertical planes converging toward the front end of the plow, said disks projecting back of the rear edge portions of the point 1. The rear portions of the disks lap the outer faces of scrapers 5 which di- 50 verge rearwardly and are hingedly con nected, as at 6, to a cross strip 7 fixedly secured to the central strip 2. Braces 8 may be extended in different directions from the central strip 2 for the purpose of reinforc- 55 ing the parts.

The lower edges of the scrapers 5 are outturned and det-achably connected to the rear ends of these scrapers is a rear cross member 9 made up of two adjustably connected parts which are lapped, as shown at 10. Braces 11 connect the rear port-ions of the scrapers to the cross member 9, these braces being adapted to be placed in any one of a series of eyes 11 or the like whereby, after the parts have been adjusted, they will be prevented from shifting relative to each other. The cross strip 7 is normally supported by casters 12 or the like and small steering wheels 13 are mounted under the rear cross member 9 and are provided with forwardly extending arms 14 to which rods 15 are pivotally connected. These rods 15 are adjustably connected to each other as shown at 16 so that they can be lengthened or shortened as the member 9 is lengthened or shortened. A steering wheel 17 is supported above the member 9 and is provided with a gear 17 meshing wit-h rack teeth 18 formed on one rod 15 whereby both rods 15 can be shifted toward the right or left as desired for the purpose of steering the plow. Furthermore, the rack remains in mesh with the gear when the rods 15 are adjusted. A drivers seat 19 is mounted .above the member 9 as shown.

Downwardly and rearwardly extending runners 20 are connected to the front cross member 7 and additional similar runners 21 are connected to the rear member 9.

It will be apparent that, by unfastening the member 9 at its ends from the scrapers 5, one or both of the scrapers can be swung outwardly in direction indicated by the arrow in Fig. 1 after which the draft animals can be guided into the spaces between the scrapers and the central strip 2. These draft animals can then be harnessed to the trees 22 which are connected to an equalizer 23 pivotally attached, as at 24, to the central strip 2. The scrapers 5 can then be adjusted back and secured to the ends. of the cross member 9 and braces 10 then placed in position. With the parts thus adjusted, the plow is moved forward and the point or nose 1 will dig into the snow in the path thereof and cause it to be deflected into the paths of the disks 4:. These disks will rotate by reason of the pressure of the snow upon the lower portions thereof and will pass the snow rearwardly against the scrapers 5 which, in following, will collect the snow and deflect it laterally out of the path of the plow.

The transverse adjustment of the plow can be easily effected as hereinbefore stated,

by moving the parts of the member 9 toward or from each other so as to cause the scrapers to swing upon their hinges 6. After this adjustment has been effected the parts can be held against further relative movement by means of ,the braces 10 and by tightening the connection between the part-s of the member 9.

By utilizing the runners and 21 the plow is preventedfrom-sinking into mud or the like over which it may pass.

WVhat isclaimed is A snow plow including a point made up of-rearwardly diverging blades having their rear end portions cut away along down- .Wardly and rearwardly curved lines, a central strip extending rearwardly from the point, a cross strip fixedly connected to said the sides of the point, scrapers hingedly connected between their ends to the ends of the cross strip and having their front ends extended back of the rear port-ions of the disks, and means for adjusting the said" scrapers angularly about their hinged connect-ions,

the said disks constituting means for deflecting snow from the sides of the point to the scrapers.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

LAWVRENOE SIMS.

"Witnesses:

BERT RUoKnR, T. H. EVANS.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents.

Washington, D. G. 

